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The first video has appeared online depicting the Ukrainian army’s ex-Slovenian M-55S tanks. The video depicts what appears to be a four-person M-55S crew training on its new-old vehicle. The thick mud—a sticky hallmark of Ukraine’s wet early winter—might confirm the video is recent. The M-55S despite its age could represent a glimpse at the Ukrainian army’s tank future. It’s all about the gun.

More than 2,000 UK homes left without power after blackout hits during freezing weather The power cuts, which were localised and unrelated, affected thousands of homes in South East England.

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Australia is not keeping pace with global best practice cannabis policy, a report from the public health research organisation the Penington Institute has found, with decriminalisation predicted to save taxpayers around $850m each year. Full story

Ukrainian pilot snaps a selfie of his blood-covered face after ejecting having shot down wave of Russia’s Iranian-made suicide drones - before being given hero status by Zelensky Voroshylov earned a reputation as a drone killer, shooting down five in one week But the final drone exploded and left him with a head wound before he ejected He took a selfie and uploaded it to Instagram, before he received the award Full story

Celine Dion, 54, is diagnosed with incurable neurological disease: Tearful singer reveals she has rare 1 in a million 'Stiff Person Syndrome' that turns sufferers into 'human statues' Celine, 54, revealed she had been diagnosed with the 'one in a million' condition Stiff Person Syndrome causes her body to go into uncontrollable spasms There is no cure for the condition but she is working on slowing the progression Full Story